The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-08-26
THE BANQUET
Given by the Honolulu
Rifles
To Their Popular Commander Col.
v. v. Ashford.
Magnificent Repast-Fun ParsIeH-
lars OF fhe TOasta. Speeches and
DeeOratFOns-LIGt Of the
Guests

at their Armory was attended by about
200 members Of the Rifles and large
number of invited guests. The Armory
was handsomely decorated with ferns,
flowers and streamers. and presented
magnificent appearance. Over the outside
door were the letters H. R. in red lights.
On the Eva side of the building was the
motto, ''Semper Paratus'' always ready,
with the Hawaiian flag between the words.
The makai side of the building was hung
with Hawaiian flags. with the American
flag in the center, while on the Waikiki
side was the American and Hawaiian flags
intertwined. The mauka side was also
decorated with Hawaiian and American
flags The platform on the mauka side
! was covered with ferns and flowers in
profusion, and presented beautiful sight.
The ferns came from the Government
| Nursery, and the way in which they were
| distributed around, and in fact, the whole
! decorating of the Armory reflects great
! credit on Mr.. George Stratemeyer and the
| Committee on Decorations.
! On the Waikiki side of the hall were the
| letters A, B, C, d, in red, yellow, blue
and green lights, being the names of the
| different companies.
| Shortly before o'clock the battalion
| formed in companies just outside the
armory, on Beretania street, and were
marched in double file into the building
each company taking its respective table,
| of which there were five, and remained
| standing until their guests were seated.
On the appearance of Colonel Ashford,
| 10 ,Y,o.s raoaiucd with IOTI6 cd
applause, and the Royal Hawaiian Band,
| which was stationed on the makai side of
] the building, struck up an air. Immediate
| " on his appearance the Rifles and their
guests sat down to q sumptuOus repast,
prepared by Mr. Henry Hart. On this
occasion he surpassed himself as public
caterer All the deIIcacies of the season
| were on hand, including California fruits,
oysters and salmon, and it. was Iacknowl-
edged as superior to anything of the kind
| ever before gotten up in this city.
The following is a list of the invited
| guests present: j. II. Soper, J. L, Dowsett
Jr., Walter Hill, W. Z. w1Ider, rTenry
| Waterhouse, Dr. n. B. Emerson, r. w.
Lame, Walter Leman, Dan Logan, DR.. P.
P. Gray, F. W. Wundenberg, G. K.
Wilder, T. J. King, John Mott, NJ. D.
Monsarrat. Dr. s. G. Tucker, F. TurrilI, J.
S. McCandIess and officers of the L. s. s.
Adams.
Hi Majesty the King and the officers OF
the British nnen-of-war sent in their re-
grets at their inability to attend owing to
previous engagements.
The first toast of the evening was, His
Majesty the King" proposed by Major
/ obi ri II he fCo Il y
! the band played the National Anthem.
Major Hebbard then proposed the
health of Her Britannia Majesty Queen
Victoria, the band playing God Save the
Queen"
This was responded to by Captain C.
| w. Ashford, who said that it was with
pleasure he felt called on to respond to
that toast. He was not a believer in the
| virtuous life of Kings and Queens, but he
had seen in her virtuOus Sovereign, and
she had always acted as such. He knew
he had expressed the sentiments of those
present by the way the toast was drank to
the hOnored lady. He referred at some
length to the diabolical acts of Kings, but
stated that in referring to diabolcal Kings
he was not becoming personal. He con-
Guided by stating that as long as any
nation lived they would revere the name
of Queen Victoria. At the conclusion of
his remarks the Captain was heartily APP
pIauded.
The next toast proposed was the "Presi-
dent Of the United States, by Major Heb
bard, which was received with loud ap-
plause, the band playing The Star
spangled Banner"
When the name of Walter Leman was
called to respond to the toast, that gentle
man was welcomed with an ovation that
must have brought up some fond recollec-
tons of his old-time receptions at the Cali
fornia Theater on his appearance there
In few well-chosen remarks he stated
that he had not expected to be called upon
20 answer to a toast on this OCCASION but
when that toast was the President of the
United States-the country where he was
bOrn-he felt as if ne couldn't say enough
| about it. At the end of his remarks he re-
cited The Army of the Dead" in such a
manner as to evoke round after round OIL
! applause, and when he came TO the last
verse the ovation was deafening
Mr. r. w. Lame was also called on tc
respond TO the above toast but said he
thought it was impossible to improve OF
what Mr.. Leinan had said; but his re
marks were interpreted with witty say
ings, and at the end of it ne was loudly
applauded.;
The health Of Kaiser Wilhelm was next
proposed by Major Hebbard, and was
responded to by Private f. e. Schumann
who stated that although he came with the
intention of making a long speech, few
words on the subject would be sufficient
His speech, in which he referred TO the
long and prosperous reign of the Kaiser
was to the point, and was well received.
The next toast was Our Guest. - and 8,